Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
|
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